The Conservation Department at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is pleased to offer a two-year, full-time fellowship in the Conservation of Computer-based Art (CCBA), starting on Oct. 1, 2016.
Computer Conservation Society – ‘The Battle of Britain’s Home Computers’ by Gareth Halfacree, Manchester, 15 March 2016, 5.30pm
The late 70s and early 80s were a revolutionary time for computing, with new production techniques and the introduction of very-large-scale integration (VLSI) lowering the cost of hardware to the point where the personal computer was finally possible. The UK was at the forefront of this technology, with names both familiar and otherwise – Sinclair, Acorn, Tangerine, Apricot, Dragon and Amstrad to name but a few – working hard to exploit this new market and fend off foreign invaders from the US and Japan.
Computer Conservation Society – ‘The Unknown Alan Turing’ by Sir John Dermot Turing, London, 21 Jan 2016, 2.30pm
Alan Turing is of course rather far from being unknown. His roles in laying the foundations of computer science and in devising a machine method for breaking into the Enigma cipher at Bletchley Park are prominent in the popular imagination. This talk will look at some of the lesser known aspects of his life and work.